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March 1, 1958
Special meeting of the Board opened at 2:00 P. M.
Present were Chairman Donahue, Messrs. Hopkins, Kilgore, Zanni and
Superintendent Putnam. _
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
Sighed Reports of Laying Out of the following streets under the
Betterment Act, which hereby becomes a part of these minutes:
- RECOMMENDED
STREET DESCRIPTION APPROPRIATION
Baker Road Pearl Street Easterly $ 666.00
Dana Road Charles Street Westerly 15,300.00
Knollwood Road Main Street to Sumner Avenue 23,900.00
Intervale Tarr. John Carver Road Westerly 5,000.00
Signed three copies each of original linen plans for streets listed
above.
Reconsidered vote of Board dated February 24, 1958 regarding salar-
ies of Foremen and Junior Clerks.
LMoved, seconded and voted to recommend to the Personnel Board the
following salary schedule for Public Works Foremen:
John F. Tormey-Present Salary $110.00 per week, Proposed Salary $115.00
per week.
William Fennelly-Present Salary $98.00 per week, Proposed Salary $108 .00
per week.
Moved, seconded and voted to not recommend changes in Overtime regu-
lations concerning Foremen at this time.
Moved, seconded and voted to present salary schedule of Junior Clerks
Publicover and Selfridge as voted February 24, 1956.
Reviewed 1958 Board of Public Works Budget, at request of Finance
Commmittee, and moved, seconded and voted the following revisions in the
original budget amounts as submitted to the Finance Committee:
SHEETT ACCOUNT OjUaML REDUCTION REVISED
VOTED AMOUNT
3 Highway Department $108,500,00 $ 1,000,00 #107,500,00
5 Drainage Construction • 40,000,00 5,000,00 __ _35 7,000,00
6 Maint, Storm Drains 14,000,00 500,00 13,500,00
7 Sidewalk Construction 15,000,00 3,000',00 12,000,00
9 Snow & Ice Account 60,000.00 10,000,00 50,000,00
14 Park Department. 28,800,00 2,000,00 26,800,00
18 Sewer Maintenance 17,260,00 500,00
19 Sewer House Conn, 47,5 00,00
500,00 lo, 16,760.00
37,000.00
Or a total reduction in budget amounts of $32,500.00.
Moved, seconded and voted to require owners of housing developments
to purchase water main pipe, gate valves, fittings and fire hydrants to
Town of Reading specifications; and to reduce Budget Sheet 15, Water Depart-
ment Main Pipe Construction, from $75,000,00 to $5U,000.00, or a reduction
of $25,000.00.
Received application for extension of sanitary sewer on Intervale
Terrace, from John Carver Road Westerly, signed by thirty-one abutting
property owners. Petition accepted, and filed for processing in usual
manner.
Moved, seconded and voted to install sanitary sewer in Intervale
Terrace, from Jonn Carver Road Westerly, prior to Betterment Construction
of Intervale Terrace in 1958, provided the Town Meeting accepts the Report
of Layout of Intervale Terrace,
Reviewed Special Articles Por'Annuel Town Meeting, On recommenda-
tion of Superintendent, it was moved, seconded and voted to Indefinitely
Postpone Articles
49 and �50, the Boston & Maine Rail Road Culvert and
channel improvements to the Aberjona River (Birch Meadow Brook) between
Lowell Street and West Street, in an attempt to secure State aid on these
projects for 1959 construction.
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Superintendent instructed to continue negotiations with Waterways
Division of State Department of Public Works relative to the aforesaid
culvert and channel improvement projects.
Discussed Rouse Bill No. 154 of 1958 entitled "An Act Authorizing
the Department of Public Works to Construct Bridges, Excavate Channels and
Alter the Lynn Waterworks Dam on the Saugus River and its Tributaries in
the Towns of Saugus, Lynnfield, Wakefield and Reading." Said legislation
would result in extensive alteration of and enlargements to the Quannopow-
itt Drain System, at an estimated cost of $239,800, one-half of which would
be payable by the Town of Reading, plus land damages.
Moved, seconded and voted to officially oppose Rouse Bill No. 154 of
1958 as it effects the Town of Reading regarding Quannopowitt Drainage Sys-
tem improvements at the adjourned public hearing to be held in the State
Rouse on Thursday, March 13, 1958; also to advise the Board of Selectmen of
the action being taken by the Board of Public Works relative to this matter.
Moved, seconded and voted to include the following items and amounts
in Articles 59 and 60 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant:
ARTICLE ITEMS AMOUNT
59 Westerly Loop Main, 10,0001 ft, compl, including Engineer-
ing and Land Damages0103,000.00
60 Booster Pumping Station, County & Lothrop Roads, two .75
MGD Gravel Wall Wells, 10" connecting end other water
mains, two pumping stations, fluoridator, Engineering,
and land damages. 112,000.00
TOTAL - - - - $215,000.00
Board adjourned at 4:25 P. M.
Respectfully submitted:
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